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machen, unternehmen

Eine Handlung ausführen, die meist durch das folgende Substantiv benannt wird.

In einfachem Englisch: To do an action, usually named by the noun that follows.

• I take a shower every morning.
• She took a deep breath.
• We need to take action now.

So benutzt man es: take + action noun (We took a short break after lunch.)

Synonyme: do, perform

Häufige Wendungen: take a walk, take a break, take action, take a shower

bringen, mitnehmen

Eine Person oder Sache an einen anderen Ort bringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To carry or bring someone or something to another place.

• Please take this bag upstairs.
• He took his mother to the hospital.
• Can you take the children home?

So benutzt man es: take someone/something to somewhere (I took my daughter to school.); take someone/something + place adverb (Please take these bags upstairs.)

Synonyme: carry, transport, bring

Häufige Wendungen: take someone home, take something away, take something to someone

erfordern, brauchen

Eine bestimmte Menge an Zeit, Geld, Mühe oder anderen Mitteln benötigen.

In einfachem Englisch: To need a particular amount of time, money, effort, or other resources.

• This job takes patience.
• It took us two hours to get home.
• How much money will the repairs take?

So benutzt man es: take someone + time + to do something (It took me an hour to clean the kitchen.); take something to do something (It takes patience to teach young children.)

Synonyme: require, need

Häufige Wendungen: take time, take effort, take money, take an hour

ergreifen, fassen

Etwas mit einer oder beiden Händen fassen und halten.

In einfachem Englisch: To hold something with your hand or hands.

• Take my hand.
• She took the handle firmly.
• He took her arm to steady himself.

So benutzt man es: take someone/something by something (She took the child by the hand.)

Synonyme: grasp, hold, grip

Gegenteile: release

Häufige Wendungen: take someone’s hand, take the handle, take hold

Meinung, Sichtweise

Die Meinung einer Person zu etwas oder ihre Art, es zu verstehen.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone’s opinion about something, or their way of understanding it.

• What is your take on this?
• Her take on the story surprised me.
• They offered different takes on the same problem.

So benutzt man es: a take on something (I would like your take on this proposal.)

Synonyme: opinion, view, perspective, interpretation

Häufige Wendungen: your take, take on something, personal take, fresh take

Take, Aufnahme

Ein einzelner Versuch, eine Szene oder Darbietung ohne Unterbrechung aufzunehmen.

In einfachem Englisch: One attempt at recording a scene or performance without stopping.

• We need another take.
• The director liked the second take.
• They filmed the whole scene in one take.

Häufige Wendungen: first take, another take, single take

Einnahmen, Erlös

Geld, das durch Verkäufe, ein Geschäft oder eine andere Tätigkeit eingenommen wird.

In einfachem Englisch: Money received from sales, a deal, or another activity.

• The shop’s daily take was low.
• They split the take from the ticket sales.
• How much was your share of the take?

Synonyme: proceeds, earnings, takings

Häufige Wendungen: daily take, total take, share the take

Entnahme, Fang

Das Sammeln, Fangen oder Entfernen von etwas.

In einfachem Englisch: An act of collecting, catching, or removing something.

• The daily take of fish is limited.
• Rangers recorded each hunter’s take of deer.
• The law restricts the annual take of wild birds.

Synonyme: taking

Häufige Wendungen: annual take, daily take, legal take